San Gimignano and Volterra

One day we decided to check out some real Tuscan hill towns.  San Gimignano is known for its 14 medieval towers still standing.  They call it the Manhattan of Tuscany for all of the 'sky scrappers'.

There really isn't anything noteworthy to see here....again, it's the experience of the town itself.

From San Gimignano, we  headed over to Volterra....which will ever be imprinted in my mind as where I got my beautiful Italian leather bag.  :)    But it's also known as one of the most important Etruscan cities and still has a gate to prove it!

But again, it was the Tuscan experience we were after.....

Unfortunately, it was rainy, cold and starting to get dark when we stumbled into Volterra.....  there was quite a bit to see there of interest, including a Roman Theater built in 10 B.C., only rediscovered in the 1950s.

Here is an album of all of our pictures from these two Tuscan hill towns: San Gimignano and Volterra